Waistband construction



June 1, 1954 D. WENDELL WAISTBAND CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 28, 1953 Patented June l, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a waist band.

The invention is more particularly concerned with an improved waist band structure for use with trousers or skirts and embodies certain novel features as will be hereinafter pointed out.

It has heretofore been the general practice to apply waist bands to trousers in such manner that the upper edge of the waist ban-d was substantially at the top of the trousers. In other words, in the application of the Waist bands, the trouser material was turned in a very short distance and the upper edge of the Waist band was in most instances stitched thereto.

in the more recent styling in trouser manufacture, the trouser material is turned in a substantial distance with the object in view of eliminating the heretofore present visible stitch within the trousers and close to the top thereof.

Notwithstanding the fact that the trouser material is turned in for a substantial distance, it is essential that the waist ban-d extend to the top I" the trousers in order to render same suiiiciently firm to prevent rolling thereof in use.

Such waist band structure has, however, presented a problem relative to the securement thereof to the trousers material without the use of the heretofore used objectionable visible seam edge to the top of the trousers.

it is accordingly a primary object of the invention to provide a Waist band structure for applieation to trousers whereby the lower edge of a relatively wide inwardly folded waist portion 0i the trousers may be concealed and secured to the Waist band and wherein the waist band further extends to the top of the trousers with the upper edge thereof disposed within the fold and secured thereto by invisible means.

A further and more specic object of the invention is to provide an improved waist band structure including a relatively heavy Canvas stiffening strip, whose upper edge is adapted to be disposed within the fold of a relatively wide inturned waist portion of a garment and which upper edge is provided with a heat sealing tape, and the Waist band further including means for concealing and securing the free edge of the inturned portion thereto.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent in the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is an inside elevational view of a portion of a strip of waist band material constructed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention and being illustrated as of actual dimensions for use with trousers or skirts.

Figure 2 is a substantially enlarged transverse sectional view of the waist band as observed in the plane of line 2--2 on Figure l.

Figure 3 is a View corresponding. to Figure l but showing the improved Waist band applied to a trousers which is illustrated fragmentally only.

Figure 4 is a substantially enlarged transverse sectional view as observed in the plane of line 4--4 on Figure 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I0 designates the improved waist band in its entirety and while only a fragmental portion of the waist band is shown, same will in practice be manufactured in long strips and carried on rolls for use.

The waist band I comprises a relatively wide canvas strip I I to the lower inner wall of which is applied a suitable fabric I2 whose lower edge is turned over the lower edge of the canvas strip as indicated at I 3 and the outer relatively narrow folded over portion I4, only, is stitched to the lower edge of the canvas strip as indicated at I 5.

An intermediate fabric strip I6 of substantial width has its lower portion supported on the upper portion of the fabric I2 and secured thereto as well as the canvas strip by stitching I'I.

The strip IS has the upper portion thereof normally free of the canvas strip and provides a gap I8 for a purpose to later appear.

A heat actuatable thermoplastic coated tape I9 is secured to the inner face of the upper edge portion of the canvas strip by stitching 20.

The above described novel waist band structure provides for ready application thereof to the waist portion of a trousers or skirt with a relatively wide facing of trousers or skirt material on the inside of the waist portion at the top thereof and with the canvas strip II extending to the top of said waist portion and secured thereto without the presently used visible line of stitching.

As will be noted from Figures 3 and 4, the waist band is applied by originally placing same on the back of the trouser material 2| and disposing the free edge of the later folded trousers portion 22 within the gap i8; with the materials thus disposed aline of stitching 24 is inserted through the strip I6, thetrousers portion 22 and the canvas strip II which may be readily accomplished by a sewing machine since the materials in this position are laid at.

The stitch 24 is indicated as of the straight away form but may be of the zig-zag form if desired in order to more effectively bind the Aedge of strip I6 to the trousers material.

In the second step of Waist band assembly,

the trousers material 2| is folded at 23 around the aligned edges of the canvas strip II and the tape I9 whereby the latter are concealed within the trousers material while the stifening canvas strip Il still extends to the top of the trousers waist portion.

The third step in the waistband assembly is to subject the waist portion of the trousersl to the action of a well known form of pressing device wherein the thermo-plasticmaterial on the tape I9 is melted and fused to the trousers material. plied same is eiectively united to the trousers material 2| at the upper edge of theiwaist por-'- tion in the absence of the objectionable visible. stitching and a relatively wide Zone 'of' trousers"A With the improved waist band thus apmaterial is disposed betweenj the waist- 4band` strip I6 and the upper edge of the waist portion of the trousers. edge of the inner folded-:over trousers portion is concealed bythe sstrip; l 6 and is' stitchedthereto'bya lir1e.-o'stitc1r1ingv -whichffmay be of plain or ornamentalformif It;is:to..beiparticularlyfobserved that it is essential that thewaistf'bandfand trousers materialbe-connectedf'at vtheledge of the trousers waist .portion-1'and 5.with.:th'e .'upper.` edge of the waist band-.disposedaz'within'the trousers material fold as disclosed. A connection by stitchingy woudneedcbe effectedzby a line of stitching extendingthrough -the canvasstrip II, the tape I9* and both..p1iesf.oftrousers material or by a felling; .operation ,from 'underneath 'the said plies oftrouserszcmaterial.' Thegthrough stitching is objectionable since the exposed stitching is unsightly zand'the. fellingoperation is too costly.

By ithei use.' of the 1 heat sealable thermo-plastic tape `ISlfand connectionaislleiected without undueuexpen'senof: operation and a visible line of stitching. is .avoided.-y i

The improved heatsealable connection effectively' retains the waistrband-vinplace at the extremetop of the. trousers andv also acts to prevent' the:4 canvas strip'fl If from rolling under inside; the top: .of :the trousers.

Furthermore;the-tapewill retain a flat waist edge and keepnsam'efrom'zpuing.

The: striprfl'. is :preferably provided with friction means. I6"for-retaining a shirt tail within the trousers. Furthermore', the waist band structure generally may beof forms diierent from that disclosedV without departure from the invention =which resides particularly in the provision of the'fheat sealing tape` I9 at the upper edge' of the. waistband material.

Instead of employing separate fabric strips I2 and lgwapplicant may combine these two strips into fa single facing; functioning in the same-manner as strips I2" and I6, as heretofore outlined.A

While I have disclosed my invention in accor-dance with asingle vspeciic structural embodiment thereof, such is to be considered as illustrative on'lygand not restrictiva-the scope of the invention being defined in the subjoined claims.

What' I claim and 4'desire to secure by U. S.l Letters -Patent is:

1. A waist band-comprising a relatively wide fabric stiffeningstrip, a relatively narrow fabric single ply strip disposed upon the iirst mentioned fstripfintermediate the longitudinal upper and lower edges thereof, said narrow strip hav- Furthermore, theY lower ing its lower longitudinal edge secured to the inner face of stiffening strip, the upper longitudinal edge of the narrow strip being initially free of the first mentioned strip and spaced considerably below the upper longitudinal edge of the rst mentioned strip and provided therewith a gap,- and a heat sealable thermo-plastic coated stiiening tape disposed in contact with the inner. face..of..the iirst .mentioned strip and secured .thereto adjacent the upper` longitudinal edge of the wide stiffening strip, the lower longitudinal edge of the tape being spaced upwardly from the upper longitudinal edge of the said narrowzstripgtsaid waist band being adapted for connection to. the waist portion of a pair of tl'ousersfwherein the trousers material is provided-with a-.relatively wide inwardly directed fold, the lower edge of the fold being disposable within Isaid gap for connection to said strips, and the upper edge of the waist` band being disposable withirrithe; crotch :of fthe .fold with Ithe tape whollyr concealed therein" for 1 connection to the innerface 4onthei inwardly directed fold-upon the.applicationfexternally of lheat and pressure thereto..

2'. .Awaist band according to' claim l, together with .authirdifabricstripf having. its' 4upper longitudinal .edge disposed between' .fthe lowerlv portion ofthevsecondlfabric: strip andthe-adjacent portionof. the rst-v mentionedv strip-and secured thereto; .and Y. having :its'f loweri longitudinal edge portion folded overy the =lower"longitudinal edge of the first strip land. securedftc the front face thereof;

3. A waistband lcozmfnrising `a-relatively wide fabric. `stiifeningi.:stripgi '.a frela'tively narrow heat sealable thermo-plastic. coated v-stiifening tape disposedflirr contact4 withftlie inner face of the upper longitudinal J edge 1 *portion-f of the vfabric stripzuandwsecured thereto, a facing' attached to the inner face'ofthe'stiflening strip and having its .upper longiturlina'ly edge-portion free with respect to' Vthefst'iffening -stripv to provide a gap between the-facing and said' strip, theupper longitudinalf fedge of the-facing being spaced considerably below thefupperlongitudinal edge of the'1stiienin'g 'strip-*and -also below the -lower longitudinal edge-off' tlie tape, said-waist band being 'adapted-'fioriconnectionto the waist portionof aipair of=trousers, wherein the trouser material is provided Awitlia relatively wide inwardly directed fold',"the lower' 'edge of the fold being disposable withirr said gap for connectionl to the-strip :and facing,l the upper edge portion of the= waistbandfbeing disposable within the crotch of the fold with the tape whollyconcealed therein forconnection'to-the inner face of the inwardly directedfold-fupon the external application of heat' and pressure thereto.

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